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CHEYENNE BOTTOMS - I will never forget my first experience with a pheasant in Kansas. I was nervous, my voice sounding like a pre-pubescent teenager as it cracked and cut out during conversation. I was already on edge riding back from my interview for the Educator position at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center with my future boss, Curtis Wolf. Was I doing OK? Did I seem like a good fit? Random thoughts were going through my head when smack! The sound was piercing and abrupt. What in the world did we run into? I reluctantly peered forward to see a large ...

ELLINWOOD - "I am Number Four" and "The Power of Six", two titles by Pittacus Lore. Nine alien teenagers are hiding on Earth. Three are dead, leaving only six to complete a desperate mission. They are living anonymously, and waiting for the day when they will find each other to make a last stand. If they win, they are saved, and so is all of humankind.

ELLINWOOD -Ellinwood School first grade teachers Linda Duncan and Katie Hook, received a grant for $200 to buy materials for a program where first graders go to the ELllinwood Country Living and do a project with the seniors.

Hoisington Community Development Inc. has been awarded a $5,000 loan at 1 percent interest from Hoisington Main Street Inc.'s Revolving Loan Fund. The loan is for the addition of an ADA restroom and ceiling repairs at 157 S. Main.

ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood Country Living gave visitors a glimpse of an option for long term nursing care during a community-wide open house on Dec. 3. They served snacks while getting a tour of the eight-bedroom home, located in the heart of Ellinwood.

Feelings of nostalgia overwhelm Johnita Becker's senses as she maneuvers into Art Instructor Steve Dudek's studio at Barton Community College. It's been nearly 20 years since she last set foot in the classroom, which is where she found her calling as an art teacher.